Description
SHIFT: Day Job
SCHEDULE: Full-time
Job Title: Cloud Cost Optimization & Governance Consultant Location: Remote
Be part of an extraordinary team. We are looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve. You will thrive in a complex and collaborative environment where you take action and ownership to solve problems and lead change. Do you want to be part of a larger purpose and an evolving, high-performance culture that empowers you to make an impact?
Performs analysis and research of systems and networks. Reviews detailed business and technical requirements in order to recommend technical solutions.
Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:
Work closely with Development Teams, Cloud Security & Compliance, Infrastructure Teams, etc. to execute on cloud cost-saving initiatives
Work with Finance, Procurement, AWS Account Team, etc. to estimate savings and finalize agreements and/or remediate billing discrepancies
Subject Matter Expert on AWS cloud cost strategies like EDP, Auto Scaling, Reserved Instances, Savings Plan, Tagging, etc.)
Develops complex solutions, diagnostic, predictive/forecasting, and prescriptive financial models from business requirements and architectural specifications; provides input to set or amend architectural specifications.
Prepare and deliver senior leadership/executive-level presentations to technical and business teams
Seeks IT managements approval and acceptance of cloud application deployments to ensure best practices of cloud cost optimization is being performed
Directs the construction of architecture components (e.g., data architecture, application architecture, technical architecture).
Participates in the design of the enterprise architecture.
Identify and drive implementation of additional data sources and processes to provide new segmentation into FinOps reporting.
Develop and maintain AWS Cloud Optimization roadmap
Create FinOps benchmarking and cost avoidance frameworks; Identify areas of opportunity to reduce AWS cloud spend
Maximize effectiveness, delivery, and usage of FinOps business intelligence tool, Cloudability.
Establish governance processes to ensure transparent and reproducible reporting and analyses.
Provide day-to-day cloud cost optimization governance.
Demonstrate maturity and understanding of one or more Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, and GCP) offerings, particularly AWS
Continuous assessment of Cloud (in particular AWS) discount program(s) and work closely with AWS TAM, Account Team, and Vendors.
Qualifications
Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study
Minimum of 10 years in one or more of the following: information systems, computer networking, telecommunications, systems development and management required;
Significant experience with multiple technical and business disciplines required including 3-5 years of AWS Cloud optimization experience
Experience with CloudHealth
Experience collecting and delivering metric reports with BI dashboard modeling
Experience working in cloud infrastructure and with cloud management tools; knowledge in AWS CloudFormation scripts
Complete understanding of RIs and AWS billing tools and procedures
Broad-based experience to plan and design highly complex systems;
Or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
Preferred Qualifications:
3-5 years of experience leading analytical initiatives with a heavy emphasis on data analysis
3-5 years of experience creating analytics and measurement frameworks
Analytic and modeling experience
Six Sigma Green Belt
Experience in Finance
Healthcare Industry experience
AWS Certification is a big plus
We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few. The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Anthem. We require all new candidates to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide - and Anthem approves - a valid religious or medical explanation as to why you are not able to get vaccinated that Anthem is able to reasonably accommodate. Anthem will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws. Anthem, Inc. has been named as a Fortune Great Place To Work in 2021, is ranked as one of the 2021 World's Most Admired Companies among health insurers by Fortune magazine, and a Top 20 Fortune 500 Companies on Diversity and Inclusion. To learn more about our company and apply, please visit us at careers.antheminc.com. Anthem is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact ability@icareerhelp.com for assistance.
REQNUMBER: PS69883-Virginia
